From Encyclopedia
- Coif
- Hood of fabric or mail worn under a helmet. By the twelfth century it often incorporated a ventail.
- Etching
- A decorative process frequently applied to the surface of metals especially in Europe from about 1500 onwards; frequently used in conjunction…
- Hand-and-a-half sword
- See bastard sword.
- Rapier
- Long, double- edged, single-handed sword with a thin blade. Designed to emphasize the thrust. Probably the first…
